Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-07-15
ASSES. MILK DIET,
I'll. virtues Of Curative system Wh'c" y
M, ,noroschesi In This Country

Not Approached In rms eo""s's'
In Franco. where tho authorities do
"a much for the protection Of the peo-
ple AT LARGE. hv their watehfdl care TO
prevent accidents TO the worA-peopie'
aud their extensive provision Tor tue
nroteetiau and maintenance oi nome
less children and those of miserable
narentaye. the administration OF the
hospitals and other public Institutions
ara constantly experimenting IN the
treatment nj their inmates, Quite re-
eently the administration of the Assist
anc Pah,ique. in Paris, has decided to
employ asses milk ut the Hospital aes
EafAnis Assistes For awhile the adj
ministration substituted goats milk
for human milk: but the III
tanis did not thrive upon
IL The administration has now
provided ten asses. which are kept IN
the stables of the hospital with their
Young. Each AS is capable of nourish-
inc three children besides its own
young for the first lhss months' Alter
this period it is capable of nourIshing
one child uni, the ninth month.
The superior snnthiag and nonrish-
inr qualities OF asses milk over that OF
he cows orgoats' milk, has long been
known. and many paHsons wh' have
suffered with dyspepsia, and after try
ing numherless remedies and been
abroad for treatment, have returned
with health restored, the result attrib-
atable TO The use OF asses milk taken
warm from the uddcr.
The writer has in mind lady who
had suff, an NJ gravating form OF
dyspepsia, unAl her digestive organs
had become sd impaired that the
simplest diet could not b. taken with.
out producing great distress. She had
been under the care os physicians OF
nearly every school of practice in this
city. and finally she was taken to 8
ueighborin- city and placed under the
care Of doctor distinguished for his
successful treatment of dyspepsia. His
system consisted principally in seclud-
in@ his patients from their families and
friends and requiring them to remain
in he'd for several weeks. After some
three months perfect rest Qor even the
reading of books or newspapers was
denied herl. aud the daily application of
electricity by an assistant of the dis
iinguished practitioner, and the equally
frequent application of oil and rubbing
in process by faithful female attend
ant. the lady had become so weak il
was with difficulty she could get out of
her bed. Her food was specially pre-
pared ut the chemists, under the
direction of the doctor. but every
variety she tried distressed her, and
finally, as soon rs little strength had
been restored, she returned to hei
home and resumed the milk diet, which
from long experience, she had found t,
produce less distress than any other
The rest cure. as it is called. was. il
! this ladv's case. 4 failure, and wha
should DC the next experiment
Ia try was question of serious discus
sion for some time, and. with man
Imisgivings as TO the result, it was de
ciaed to try a season abroad. and it wa
in France the diet Of asses milk wa
recommended and tried with the mo:
beneficial results.
From the observation of the write
we believe that suffering dyspepti,
and delicate children may be relieve
Of great deal of misery and preciot
lives saved by the more universal II,
of asses milk, the virtues of viii,
seem TO be better understood on Il
Continent than by physicians in til
country Scientific -fmerican.